European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Clinical perception of phantom limb sensation in patients with brachial plexus block.
Patients' perception of limb position during regional anaesthesia is frequently incorrect. The incidence and nature of this phenomenon has not yet been completely described. The aim of this prospective study was to assess phantom sensation in patients undergoing a brachial plexus block. ⋯ Patients' perception of the position of the limb after axillary block in the majority of instances was probably due to persisting sensory inputs from the shoulder joint, which is not involved in this block. This is in contrast to supraclavicular or interscalene blocks. A significant number of patients experienced phantom limb sensation. They reported an arm position in fact related to the position of their arm before the axillary block.
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We reviewed retrospectively the anaesthetic management and perioperative course of eight right hepatectomies for living liver donation. ⋯ The study demonstrates that right-lobe living-donor surgery was well tolerated, without intraoperative hypotension or haemodynamic instability, without perioperative anaesthetic or surgical complications, and with an excellent general outcome.
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Letter Case Reports
Postoperative hypoxaemia in a patient with patent foramen ovale.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Randomized comparison of remifentanil-propofol with a sciatic-femoral nerve block for out-patient knee arthroscopy.
To evaluate preparation and discharge times as well as the anaesthesia-related costs of out-patient knee arthroscopy performed with a combined sciatic-femoral nerve block, or a propofol-remifentanil general anaesthetic. ⋯ In patients undergoing out-patient knee arthroscopy, the length of stay in the PACU can be shorter after a sciatic-femoral nerve block with a small volume of mepivacaine 2% compared with a propofol-remifentanil anaesthetic, and there is an increased likelihood that they will bypass the first phase of the postoperative recovery.